High resolution studies of metallic nanocomposite materials

This paper briefly presents examples from current research involving metallic nanocrystalline materials within the Department of Materials, (University of Oxford. The paper focuses on local variations in chemistry within nanoscale microstructures. The materials under investigation include 1) electrodeposited single phase nanocrystalline nickel; 2) rapidly solidified amorphous nanocrystalline AlYNi; 3) sputter deposited Cu-Co multilayer films. (C) 1999 Acta Metallurgica Inc